Mark Breland
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Boxing | |||
| Gold | Los Angeles 1984 | Welterweight | |
Mark Anthony Breland (born May 11, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York) was a world champion boxer, who won five New York Golden Gloves Titles and a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics.
[edit] Professional Career
He turned professional in 1984. In 1987, Breland won the vacant WBA World Welterweight Championship. He lost it in his first defense to Marlon Starling. In 1989, Breland again won the vacant WBA Welterweight Title. He made three successful title defenses before losing it to Aaron Davis.
In 1997, Breland retired with a professional record of 35-3-1 (25 KOs).
Breland is currently a boxing trainer, having trained Vernon Forrest among other notable boxers.
| Preceded by: Lloyd Honeyghan (vacated) |
WBA Welterweight Champion 6 February 1987– 22 August 1987 |
Succeeded by: Marlon Starling |
| Preceded by: Marlon Starling (vacated) |
WBA Welterweight Champion 4 February 1989– 8 July 1990 |
Succeeded by: Aaron Davis |
[edit] Amateur Career
Breland compiled an unbelievable amateur record of 110-1. Highlights of which were:
- Five-Time New York Golden Gloves Champion (1980-84), his record in this competition was 21-0 (19 KO's), with 14 knockouts coming in the 1st round.
- 1981 – United States Amateur Welterweight competition, lost to Darryl Anthony on points. This would be Breland's only loss an amateur.
- 1982 – United States Amateur Welterweight Champion
- 1982 – Gold Medal (Welterweight) at the World Championships in Munich, West Germany
- Defeated Vesa Koskela (SWE)
- Defeated Mihai Ciubotaru (ROM)
- Defeated Manfred Zielonka (FRG)
- Defeated Serik Konakbayev (URS)
- 1983 – United States Amateur Welterweight Champion
- Defeated Bill Harrington TKO 3
- Defeated Tony Golden TKO 2
- Defeated Alton Rice on points
- Defeated James Mitchell TKO 2
- 1984 – Qualified as a Welterweight at the 1984 Olympic Trials in Fort Worth, Texas
- Defeated Louis Howard on points
- Defeated Mylon Watkins TKO 1
- Defeated Davey Gutierrez on points
- Defeated Louis Howard on points, at the Olympic Box-Offs in Las Vegas.
- 1984 – Gold Medal (Welterweight) at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California
- Defeated Wayne Gordon (CAN) on points
- Defeated Carlos Reyes (PUR) TKO 3
- Defeated Rudel Obreja (ROM) on points
- Defeated Genaro Leon (MEX) KO 1
- Defeated Luciano Bruno (ITA) on points
- Defeated Yong-Su Ahn (KOR) on points
